New Automated Drill Reduces Programming Time by up to 80% Launched by Cimatron's

Cimatron Limited, a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for the tool making and manufacturing industries, today announced that CimatronE version 8 would include advanced Automated Drill programming capabilities.

Automated Drill is a user friendly drill programming application supporting 2.5-5 axis manufacturing as well as gun-drilling.

Seamlessly integrated with CimatronE NC, Automated Drill can automatically recognize hundreds of holes within seconds in either 3,4 or 5-axis. Advanced hole recognition algorithms take into consideration both geometric and non-geometric hole properties like threads and clearance. Holes are automatically sorted into groups and the system assigns the correct drilling sequence to each hole.

Automated Drill is also fully integrated with CimatronE Mold and Die design, enabling automatic creation of holes with relevant geometric data when catalog parts are added to the assembly.

Unique stock recognition capabilities take into consideration the stock existing above the hole before it is drilled, enabling operators to assign the appropriate drilling sequence for such holes. This is useful in places where drilling is performed before the milling operation and results in unprecedented time saving and elimination of user errors.

"As with all Cimatron solutions, Automated Drill was designed from the ground up with users in mind," said Danny Haran, President and CEO of Cimatron. "By offering Automated Drill as an organic part of CimatronE, we're further extending our package of automated NC tools that offer powerful productivity-enhancing automation, while still leaving users in full control," he continued. "Unlike other systems that offer users a pre-defined set of drilling sequences, Cimatron's Automated Drill is an adaptive system, offering a user friendly interface to define any new drilling sequence on-the-fly. The user-defined drilling sequences are automatically saved in the system for future use on similar holes, saving up to 80% of programming time according to user reports." he concluded.